The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, October 14, 1959
Waxing Gibbous
96.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- –
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:02 PM
5:35 AM
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 96.1%
- Age
- 12.1 days
- Distance
- 392,900 km
- Apparent size
- 30.4′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 455
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Oct 14, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 157.17° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 22.78° |
| Illuminated fraction | 96.10% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -50.7° / 2.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 23h 51m / -0.37° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 357.73° / 0.58° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.13° / -0.15° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 28.10° / 0.50° |
| Position angle of the axis | 335.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 246.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.